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' Letters .Patcnt No. 73,939, dated January 28, 1868.

MEDICAL GOMPOUND.

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To ALLWHOM IT MAY oononnn:

,Be it known that I, JOHN THOMPSON, of Snltilloville, in'tho county ofWashington, and in the State of Indiana,- have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Compound for Outing Cholera and other disouses;and do hereby declare that the following'is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof.

To preparethis mixture, I first take o half pound'of blackberry-root,o'half pound ragweed-leaves, and a half pound of white-oak bark, andplace them inn half gallon oinnter. Iboil these to a strong decoctiou ofone and a. hnlfipint when strained 01F To this decoction I add- Gumkino, one ounce.

. Gum-guiacum, two ounces.

Capsicum, one and one-half drachm. Acetate oflcad, one draohm.

Gum-opium, one and a. halfounce.

. Pressed chalk, one ounce.

Tannin, one-half ounce.

. Cloves, ground,.two ounces.

9. Cinnamon, ground, tivo ounces. 7

Alcohol, .98 of one-half gallon. V v

The nine ingredients namedhefore the alcohol are first dissolved in thealcohol, and then the decoction is mixed in gradually. Sufiicient wateris now added to make one gallon of the choleru-mixture, and it is-readyfor use. v i

What I clairn, is the within-described mixture, compounded as and folfthe purpose set forth.

In testimony that Inlaim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand,this 6th day of November 1867.

' JOHN M. THOMPSON.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM A; Enron, JACOB J. ANDREW.

